Wellingham effected a bump on Simpson that left the Blues' midfielder with a broken jaw and he accepted the three-match ban after pleading guilty to the level five rough conduct charge.

The charge initially carried a five-match suspension but because of Wellingham's existing five-year good record the sanction was lessened to three matches due to his early guilty plea.

The incident, which occurred in the third quarter, further soured the Magpies' 23-point loss to the Blues at the MCG, the result breaking a 10-match winning streak.

Wellingham's team-mate Jackson Paine was also cited for a level one tripping offence but he can escape with a reprimand.

West Coast may lose Quinten Lynch and Luke Shuey to suspension following separate incidents in the two-point win over North Melbourne at Bellerive Oval on Saturday.

Lynch faces a level two tripping charge and has been offered a one-week ban, regardless of whether he enters an early guilty plea.

He can avoid suspension should the Eagles successfully challenge the charge at the tribunal on Tuesday night.

Shuey finds himself in the same situation as Lynch, having been handed a two-match sanction for a level three striking offence that cannot be reduced if he pleads guilty.

Geelong could be without Jimmy Bartel for two matches after the three-time premiership player was charged with a level four striking offence following Sunday's 14-point triumph over Gold Coast at Carrara.

Bartel has been offered the two-week suspension in return for an early guilty plea.

Essendon's 71-point thumping at the hands of St Kilda at Docklands on Saturday night has been further dampened with Heath Hocking handed a two-match ban for a rough conduct charge.

The penalty will remain at two matches even if Hocking pleads guilty as a result of his previous poor record.

Richmond's Matt White is facing two charges, having been cited for a level two striking offence and a level three bumping offence resulting from the Tigers' 23-point victory over Melbourne at the MCG on Saturday.

The Demons' James Frawley also came under the match review panel's scrutiny for a level two striking charge and he can accept a reprimand because of his previous clean record.

Frawley's team-mate Lynden Dunn was offered a one-match ban, also for striking.

Greater Western Sydney will have Jeremy Cameron available for next weekend's match against Adelaide, after he was offered a reprimand for striking Hawthorn's Clinton Young in the Hawks' 162-point thrashing of the Giants at the MCG on Sunday.

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